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Triakel
Group · Sweden · Östersund · formed 1994
Swedish folk band
Timeline
8 events▣ Album 6◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Triakel
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography197 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1364669089
Biography
Triakel is a Swedish folk band. They mostly perform old Swedish folk songs, particularly those from the Jämtland area, but also include songs by contemporary folk artists.
Triakel was founded in 1995 by Emma Härdelin (Garmarna), Kjell-Erik Eriksson (Hoven Droven) and Janne Strömstedt (former Hoven Droven member); Eriksson and Strömstedt had to perform together using only the fiddle and harmonium on New Year's Eve 1994 following a lost bet, and the performance was so successful that they decided to continue with the project. Härdelin, later on, joined the newly formed band as the singer, and the name "Triakel" (a kind of sweet, black liquorice in the Swedish dialect of Jämtland; the word is etymologically related to the English "treacle") was chosen after a long discussion.
Albums
Triakel (May 1998, released by MNW Records Group AB)
Vintervisor (Winter Songs) (November 2000, released by Mono Music AB)
Sånger från 63° N (Songs from 63° N) (September 2004, released by Triakel Records)
Ten Years of Triakel (2005, released by Triakel Records)
Ulrikas minne — Visor från Frostviken (2011)
Thyra (2014, released by Westpark Music)
Händelser i Nord (March 2019, released by Triakel Records)
Singles
"Innan gryningen" (1999, featuring Benny Andersson of ABBA)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 21 | 47.7th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:53
1Gammel Sara / Old Sara4:092I himmelen / In Paradise4:033I fjol gjett je gjeita / Last Year1:534Tusen tankar / A Thousand Thoughts6:455Mjölnarens måg / The Miller's Son-in-Law2:326Oväntad bröllopsgäst / The Unexpected Wedding-Guest3:577Om dagen står du städs för mig / All Day Long You're On My Mind2:528Alla gossar / The Birthday Party3:129Födelsedagsfesten / All The Young Men3:2210Lapp-Nils polska2:0611Lejonbruden / The Lion and the Bride3:1712En vacker vän / A Fair Young Love4:452000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 45:36
1Julvisa från Älvdalen3:042Bergslagsjul2:153Er framtid blive lyckelig3:214Staffansvisa från Orust1:495Innan gryningen3:306Torspar-julaftas-våggvisa4:157God morgon här kär fader vår2:218Det blir en julhelg glad3:349Julvisa i Finnmarken / Isfärden3:4110Staffansvisa från Jämtland2:4111Adventspsalm3:2012Mormors julstjärna2:3713Knalle Juls vals2:3314Julgranspolska2:1615Tackvisa4:192004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 47:15
1Veit2:232N'Lars och n'Mas1:453Lihll-Pe i Floa2:064Lilltåa, tåtilla4:095Grannar och vänner2:536Min docka3:437Barnamörderskan3:128Guds fruktan (steklåt)3:129Älskaren i gluggen1:5810Nu haver denna dag4:3711Den gråtande drängen2:5112Bli som far3:1813Tordyveln (polska)2:3914Långmasaguten1:3015Farväl alla vänner3:5516I Jamtlann3:04Ulrikas minne: Visor från Frostviken
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 42:14
1Uti friska gräset gröna2:142Sara2:333Dryckesvisa1:494Brännvinet3:435Kråkvisa2:246Karna2:547Stina3:028Visa från Raukasjö3:519Polska efter Fredrik Andersson, Raukasjö2:1010Näktergalen2:5111De unga jäntorna2:1612Kallt väder4:3513Filligutten2:4914Väckelsevisa3:0615Just på timman 241:572014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 48:43
1Lillade Anna3:122Kom blicka in på en kyrkogård3:003Sparvens visa3:094Gubben och gumman3:245Om jag en gång skall ha en man2:016Tusen tankar4:037Skolsång2:508Med tårar3:349Amerikaresan2:5610Lantflickans klagan4:4311Herr Peder2:3912Var blommar fridens stängel3:0813Skomakarvisa2:4414Stärnorna blinka4:3915Hjältevisa vid fem år2:412019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1Östersundsmordet2Umeåmordet3Medlemordet4Vällistevisan5Häggsjön6Den gruvlige kniven i Delsbo7Pila-Britas schottis8Postrånet vid Säivis9Stor-Stina från Malå10Långåmordet11Hammerdalsvisan
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ten Years of TriakelSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 51:271Majvisa (Mayday Song)3:06 2Skepparschottis (The Skipper's Schottische)2:26 3Du har låtit din kärlek få försvinna (You Have Let Your Love Grow Cold)3:28 4Polska2:05 5I Österland (Far in the East)3:13 6Skämtvisa om roddare (Comic Song About an Oarsman)2:58 7Grannar och vänner (Friends and Neighbours)3:12 8Bläck (Ink)4:04 9Begåvningsmarsch (March played at parties)1:21 10Emma solo2:16 11Gammal og grå (Old and Grey)2:34 12Rallarguten (The Navvy Lad)3:46 13I himmelen (In Paradise)4:50 14För i värla (In the Olden Days)3:36 15Den blomstertid nu kommer (The Land Burst Out in Blossom)5:41 16Solen sig sänker (The Setting of the Sun)2:51 | Compilation | 2005 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Triakel head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 21 | 47.7th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Härdelin | — | present | original |
| Emma Härdelin | — | present | original |
| Janne Strömstedt | — | present | original |
| Kjell-Erik Eriksson | — | present | original |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Triakel_2018.jpegaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d75c4530-1b85-412a-a5e0-3461cc56c0fediscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d75c4530-1b85-412a-a5e0-3461cc56c0fecore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898402genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898402seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triakelbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triakel
Why this artist is in the database
- List of folk musicians
- List of Swedish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Astridx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q898402 · MusicBrainz: d75c4530-1b85-412a-a5e0-3461cc56c0fe
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